WRESTLING: Warriors compete in Rumble on the Mat

DEEP RUN -- Eastern Wayne claimed 36 individual victories during the annual Rumble on the Mat contested inside Munn Gymnasium on the South Lenoir campus. The Warriors defeated East Carteret (48-36), Pasquotank County (54-30) and Pamlico County (48-30). Head...

Published: Jan 18, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story

WRESTLING: Rosewood wins Carolina/2 Rivers dual-team title

[email protected] Rosewood claimed the 2016 Carolina/Two Rivers Class 1-A Conference dual-team championship in perfect fashion on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles (30-6 overall) emerged as the automatic qualifiers for the N.C. High School Athletic Association dual-team playoffs, which begin Feb. 2....

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WHITFIELD HALL OF FAME: BIOS

Here are some notes about the 44th class of inductees enshrined into the George Whitfield Hall of Fame: Dr. Lee Adams * Adams earned a degree in optometry from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1953 and returned to his...

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UMO men continue to struggle on basketball court

MISENHEIMER -- Talk about a familiar trope. The University of Mount Olive men's basketball team -- once again beset by poor shooting and turnovers -- lost their second consecutive Conference Carolinas tilt Saturday evening, 87-71, to Pfeiffer University Senior...

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Phil Ford: An All-American but not a 'celebrity'

[email protected] Media writers and basketball organizations constantly showered Phil Ford with honors throughout his career at the University of North Carolina. Ford didn't consider himself a celebrity then. He doesn't now. Instead, the Rocky Mount native remembers the lessons he...

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